English & Literature
What is the former sweetheart's motive in "A Wedding Gift"?
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The former sweetheart wishes Jacques to be a father to her child.... his child.
It was several minutes before she could speak again, she was so weak. She continued: "The little one is yours. I swear it before God and on my soul. I swear it as I am dying! I have never loved another man but you --promise to take care of the child."
A Wedding Gift, Guy de Maupassant